Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-24

they had been robbed and chloroformed The
robbers evidently did their work hurriedly, as
they did not take time to nd the bank rolls or the
conductors, amounting TO several hundred dollars
The value OF the plunder secured aggregates sev.
eral hundred dollars.
The Chicago Brfcklayers' strike OFF.
THE MEN WITHDRAW THEIR DEMAND FOR A sATCR-
DAY PAYDAY.
CHICAGO June 24.-Late last night, at a meeting
OF the Br1cklayers' Union. a resolution was passed
withdrawing the demand for a Saturday payday
and declaring the strike on. This action was
taken, IL was declared, on account OF the pressure
that was brought 10 bear on the bricklayers by
private citizens and business men, who suffered
sves the eeser Us
nifty 10 begin selling again, as their agreement
with the master masons is binding only during a
strike. The strike having been declared on, and
the labor trouble here being thus resolved into q
lockout pure and simple, the br1cklayers declare
they Will now prosecute the stone pool for con-
Spracy In case OF a refusal TO sell stone TO con-
tractors friendly TO the bricklayers.
VAST LOSSES CAUSED BY THE STRIKE.
IL Is dimcult TO estimate the loss resulting from
the strike The local loss In wages can be closely
computed, and Chicago merchants can estimate
the amount OF trade which has been sacrificed.
Aside from this, however, miners idle In PENN
sylvania, saw-Inills and their operatives In Mich
igan; thousands OF men are thrown out OF work in
the stone quarries; the pressedbr1ck trade Is az
fected all over the United states; thousands Of
dollars have been lost TO the railroad companies;
every branch OF manufacture identified in any way
with the building trades Is a direct sufferer from
the strike. careful estimate made OF the loss In
wages TO striking and locked-out employees IA the
vicinity OF Chicago alone foots up nearly g. 800 OO0
Degrees Conferred by Bovvdein.
BRUNSWICK, Me- June 24.-At the commence.
ment at BOwdoin College yesterday the honorary
John Avery and Dr. Fordyce Barker, OF New YORK.
The honorary degree OF Master OF Arts was con-
ferred on Crosby s. Noyes OF Washington, and
Doctor OF Divinity was conferred on the Rev
Crosby II. Wheeler, the Rev. stephen c. Newman
and the Rev. Charles Morton sills, Of Portland.
The Denver kidnapping Mystery.
THK SAN FRANCISCO POLICE THINK MRS. BUTT
FIELD, ALIAS BROOKS, rs INSANE.
SAN FRANCISCO June 24-Mrs. Anna j. Butter.
field, who is now believed here TO be Mrs Brooks
the supposed heiress from Michigan, left to-day
stating that she was going East. The mystery
surrounding this case has not yet been removed.
Mrs. Butterfeld has given SO many versions OF her
connection with the case that IL is impossible 70
her hos Sas sSe s
Brooks; that the story OF her receiving q large
fortune is not true and that she has 30 far lost her
reason as scarcely to be responsible for her acts
Large Rolling Mill Burned.
WATERIowN, Wis, June 24:-The entire plant
MIL was destroyed by fre last night. The loss Is
sl50 0,OOO. Two hundred men are thrown out q
The Travelers' Protective Society.
ST. LOUIS, June 24.-The National Travellers Pro-
oectlve society yesterday elected the following
pnas 'Sa Ohio; M
board OF directors, II. J. Dareman,
Illinois; j. C. S1ttering, Indiana; c. II. Warner,
Geo. Graws New York.
Killed His Sister and wounded HE
WHAT CANE OF cARELEssLr HANDLING A CUE.
GALVESTON TEX, June pa special from Long
viex says: wednesday negro named Frank Nc
Intyre aged sixteen, had returned from frultless
hunt and was handling his gun, pointing &c aI
charged, and the load blew half the head from an
infant sister that his mother was nursing and
wounded his mother In the left breast and shoul-
in this incident it waS lent BY the fact thai the
day before the father had died suddenly. The
youth after the TRAGEDY walked about apparently
A Black MAN and His white VILE.
THEY APPEAR IN TEE PoLIcE o0URT A wHzMnssks
In the Police Court, this morning, Henry and
Mary Hall, colored, who were charged BY WIN.
Robinson, colored, with using peofane language.
bad language used By the defendant& my wife"
said he, pointing TO neatly -dressed white woman
'sheard what they said"
"Is that your wife7" asked the Judge
"YeS SIR" answered the witness.
"Are you lawfully married 70 herr" asked coun-
Il am" he answered; II was married In Harris.
TIE woman TOOK the stand ana conooorassd her
husbands testimony; but after bearing the state
ments Of other witnesses foe the oeeGndAnfaI the
By the wrecking Of train on TIE Hawesbuy
e, Ra,lroad, New south Wa!eA seven p9soos wsGs
Emperor William progreoDes toward rsoovsry.
lt Is expected his docton win permit Nm - lcSve
ais apartments ana 70 taks carriage ex9elN -